Hyderabad: With Hyderabad playing host to BJP’s two-day National Executive meeting, the party is showcasing Telangana’s cultural heritage and history during the grand event scheduled to begin on Saturday.
Performances of Telangana’s ancient dance form Perini Sivathandavam, besides Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi will be conducted during the event, BJP sources said on Friday.
The party is putting in place an exhibition that would display the state’s culture, handicrafts, Telangana’s “liberation struggle” against the then Nizam rule, and the role of BJP in achieving statehood for Telangana, among others, they said.
A replica of the famed ‘Kakatiya Thoranam’, the historical arch representing the Kakatiya dynasty in Warangal, has been installed at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), the venue of the meetings.
The guests would be welcomed with Gussadi and other popular folk dances of the state, the sources said.
The state BJP leaders have also made arrangements to serve traditional Telangana delicacies to the delegates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to taste some Telangana delicacies during his stay.
The state BJP leaders have handpicked G Yadamma, a caterer from Karimnagar, to prepare the food.
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